Hi all,

So far I have made a few websites from scratch using PHP with a database using PHPMyAdmin like: http://singles.inmycollection.com/index.php

For my new project I want to use Silverstripe. I have installed Silverstripe and created a basic website through CMS: http://www.minikiwiland.co.nz/

The idea is to create a database with iconic New Zealand buildings where people can vote for to include as a model in a miniature park.

But I have absolutely no idea where to go from here and how it works. How do I create pages? I don't understand the tutorials. I think I'm just missing the big picture here and I have trouble with the terminology. It looks to me that the tutorials are meant for programmers that have already set up similar systems like Silverstripe before.

Are there any (free) online courses that I could follow? Or can someone push me in the right direction?

I live near Wellington. I am not a professional programmer. I'm unemployed, but am hoping to find work somehow in this direction.

Any feedback will be highly appreciated.

regards,

Robert

Hi, welcome to SilverStripe

The Silverstripe tutorials, that start here:
https://docs.silverstripe.org/en/3.2/tutorials/building_a_basic_site/
are definitely aimed at people that are just starting with SilverStripe, and you do not have to be a professional programmer to get started. This first tutorial teaches you about installing the CMS, logging in and creating new pages. But it also shows you how to code some changes to the functionality of the site, and the follow ups go deeper into that.

Go to http://addons.silverstripe.org to find lots of modules that can add new functionality to your CMS and your website.

If you want to do your own coding, the new lessons section could work for you: each compact lesson comes in the form of a video, that is also written out so you can read at you leisure and copy code:
https://www.silverstripe.org/learn/lessons/
Amongst other things you'll learn how to create new page types that add special functionality to your site.

Starting out with SilverStripe may seem a bit daunting at first, but if you allow yourself some patience in the beginning, You may come to like it - as we all do her :)

Just adding to Martimiz' post, here is a poll addon which can be used for voting.

https://github.com/mateusz/silverstripe-polls

-helenclarko

Thanks Helenclarko,

I will definitely look into this addon.
There's still a lot that I don't get though. I will have to sort those out first I'm afraid :-(

Cheers,

Robert